Gurkan Genc

The guy with 60 kg loaded bicycle is +Gurkan Genc I have been following his journey last couple of months. When I heard his World Tour with bicycle, he had already completed almost 3 years. I started to follow him when he was in Jordan.  Afterwards he passed Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and finally UAE. I was wondering if he could able to come Dubai before my leave at the end of the June.

Finally yesterday, 993 day after the tour started, he arrived here.  I am so happy to meet with him and listen his experience on the way. 

The weather was too warm. warmer then recent days. He said he saw over 54 deg C yesterday. 

He is planning to complete the whole tour in 7 years. He intentionally planned to pass each country at the most difficult climate conditions. Northern countries in winter time, deserts are in summer time. It is challenging, isn't it?

In every country he is also giving inspirational presentations at high schools, and universities. He was so kind to give a presentation just after he finished 135 km from Abu Dhabi to Dubai. He will stay nearly 1 month in Dubai. There will be other organizations with local bicycle federation and organisations. This was just a simple welcoming among Turkish society. 
Please check the website for his amazing journey.

CDP Theme Day: Revolution

This month's theme is Revolution. I fount it bit difficult to find proper subject.

In Dubai we have the biggest, longest, highest ...est many things but I couldn't call for the first time ever or invention or having a big step can be considered as revolution.

I google it "Dubai revolution" I found this website called themselves "Revolution Cycles"
Sorry but this is all I got this month from Dubai for the theme.

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Monocyle in Dubai

taken at the Beach - JBR.

Recently I started to see these kind of security people around the city. It started at airport couple of years ago, than the Dubai Mall and on the street.

Besides security people, I saw couple of people in the working on their way to the office with mono wheel gadgets.

I am flying....

On Tuesday, I went to Jumeriah Open Beach to visit and photographed one of Dubai's recent World Record. I think at the end Dubai will have the record of holding so many world records.

On the way back I saw this ramp. I guess it is installed at the beach for the  National Day celebrations.

This week I heard 3 different world records in Dubai.

First one was Car Parade . After first attempt they achieved a record with 58 brands of car. I learned it from one of my colleagues who stuck in the traffic. Afterwards she learned that there was this parade.

the second one, I heard on the radio, which is tallest building in chocolate. Of course it is a replica of the tallest building, Burj Khalifa. They used 4 tonnes Belgian chocolate. It will be on display next 2 weeks at the airport. If you are planning to visit Dubai in these days, just check for this in Terminal 3. Unfortunately I will not travel next two weeks. I don't think that they will keep this more longer.

the third one; I will tell more about it later with pictures from there. :)

shuttle service at Global Villiage

Global village is really huge.. Not only the village also the parking area as well.
If you already tired of walking in the global village you can take this service to reach your car.
Each of them is going only dedicated parking area.

Bicycle Parking Stand

This weekend again I am out of country. I arranged posts from the archive while my absence.
I took this picture at the end of September.
Taken at the Deira, Parking stand at the entrance of underpass.

some of them are not even locked. Maybe they thought those bicycles are not new and no one would bother to steal it.
: )

Motion..

From this size of the picture the load of the boat may not be clear. They were bicycles, a lot of them piled onto boat.

I was waiting for this cyclist to take the picture but at the last moment, this car drive into my picture, so here we have the picture for October's theme of movement.  :)

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Bike parking only

I took this picture in the morning at the parking area of our office building. 
Most of the times I see motorcycles here in this dedicated area.  This might be the first time I see bike here. 
Even the weather is not pleasant in summer time,  bicycle is still popular in Dubai,

Gardener

Last two days I was sharing pictures from Tour Dubai. Today, here we have a cyclist who lives & works in Dubai and use bike for transportation.
Even temperature can get so high (over 40 deg C) during summer time, you will see many people are using bikes especially who can not afford a car. Bikes are cheap comparing to car but very difficult to ride in Dubai during summer time.